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Why are SSDs so big?

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#1 ·
I guess it makes sense to standardize to a few sizes but why are SSDs made in a 2.5" form factor? Why not make them much smaller - essentially just large enough for a SATA connector and a power connector? This would make it easier to make more compact laptops and to make very tiny HTPCs in a mini-ITX form factor. I know that there are some custom form factors and there is a Mini PCI-Express version but why not have the most commonly sold versions be a smaller size?
 
#6 ·
mSATA are what you guys are thinking of - they essentially made a new SATA connector to fit these tiny SSDs :p
(some are PCIe direct connect, but rarer)

As for the OP, it's simply for standards.
Many laptops are slide-in vs top-mount when putting in a drive
If you make it just the length needed, and width of a SATA-interface, good luck getting that one in and out ;)
(for a desktop, no problem provided you go to the first standard screw hole spot, so you can actually fit i in a standard case properly)
 
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